Sto-Fen OMEW Omni-Bounce Diffuser

I purchased this with the Canon 430EX Speedlite Flash. It fit like a glove, and works as expected.

The diffuser works as described, but you need to open the lense by an f-stop or two to compensate for the loss.

I bought this product on recomendation from a few photographer friends, I like the bare bulb effect, but sometimes it can be a little harsher than just bouncing the light from the ceiling or even using an index card taped to the back of the flash pointed straight up. I will still use it some more to get the feel of it, but I think if given the choice to do it again, I probably wouldn't buy it.

I have two of this item, one for my 430EX and the other for my 580EXII. The model for 430EX fits very well but the model for 580EXII fit too tight, very hard to insert and remove. Results are just ok. Not impressive but it is better than direct flash. Works very well on rooms small/medium, but not very well on very big ones, because flash light is not power enough even on the 580EXII.

I personally think it is very userful, but price is little over. Could not find a better price.